Centrelink debt disappeared but then a sudden rent assistant debt

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so Centrelink asked me to do a review of my income from 7 years ago so I put in the details of what I had to what they had and there figures were way off.
Anyways after about 6 weeks the review just disappeared and no correspondence nothing about from them at all, 3 months on and then mysteriously I received a letter saying that I had a rent assistance debt from last year and I didn’t confirm rent …anyone else had this happen? I think they’re just trying to get some money either way, I’ve asked for a review of the rent assistance debt.
I have a proof that I was paying rent and everything like that I’m just curious to know whether anyone else has had similar situation

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- - mom129591 said
  - 03 Jul 2019
    4:03 pm
I had some interesting dealings with Centrelink OMG lets not go there! I hope it all works out for you.
- - BekB said
  - 18 Jun 2019
    11:05 am
We haven’t had an issue with rent assistance etc as we don’t receive Centrelink, but they did send us a 2k debt notice for 2015, a time we weren’t even receiving payments.
Always out for money and it is pathetic.
- - Riss Nixon said
  - 30 May 2019
    6:18 pm
Ive had so many issues with centrelink since my son was born and its so fustrating getting them to explain things
- - mom366598 said
  - 24 May 2019
    10:09 am
I had something like this happen to me. It took so much of my time to go through paperwork, pay slips etc from 4 years ago to prove what I had already told them. It was there fault as they had recorded an employer incorrectly and it didn’t correspond with the ATO. So frustrating!
- - becstalou said
  - 23 May 2019
    9:30 am
I haven’t but I know lots of people have had dramas. Just keep records of everything and all your contact with them and it should be sorted out.
- - Blossom said
  - 17 May 2019
    11:05 am
I believe you have to be paying over a certain amount to qualify for rent assistance.
I know somebody who had been very sick after working. She notified them in writing that she was working part time and the letter was acknowledged. When she rechecked her paperwork she discovered they hadn’t reduced her pension. Rather than get a hefty fine she contacted them to ask if she had to repay any money. Their response was that she didn’t owe them any but she owed the ATO money. Luckily it wasn’t as much as she thought it would be.
- - ozstarlett said
  - 13 May 2019
    7:47 pm
unfortunately things like this happen all the time with Centrelink – did you fill out a rent certificate? if you did ask them to do a review and they will check the records to see if they have it.
- - mom81879 said
  - 11 May 2019
    8:24 pm
This robo-debt rort by centrelink has been in the headlines so often lately, it’s disgusting. I have a friend who had a job capacity assessment for disability pension back in 2016. At the end he was told he would need a follow up medical check too. 3 years later and still waiting
- - mom367585 said
  - 09 May 2019
    9:38 pm
No never had anything like that happen but stick to your guns. Sounds like they are just looking for a reason to get money from you! Terrible! Hope it all works out.
- - BellaB said
  - 09 May 2019
    7:45 pm
No, but honestly their system is pretty horrible and many of the staff don’t care much about their work. Mistakes are common.